50x50x5mm Angle Section design:

Design summary

Resistance / Limit Applied / Actual Utilisation

Shear 158 kN 6.77 kN 4% OK

Bending moment 45.1 kNm 1.69 kNm 4% OK

Buckling 45.1 kNm 1.69 kNm 4% OK

Total deflection 7 mm 0 mm 1% OK

Deflection due to variable actions 3.88 mm 0 mm 0% OK

Section details

Type Angle section

Section 50 x 50 x 5mm

Steel grade S275

Width b = 50 mm

Depth h = 50 mm

Web thickness tw = 5.8 mm

Mass per metre w = 23 kg/m

Span and restraints

Effective span L = 1,400 mm

Buckling length Lcr = 1,400 mm

Deflection limits

Variable action deflection limit ΔQ = L / 360 = 3.88 mm

Total deflection limit ΔG+Q = L / 200 = 7mm

Safety factors

Partial factor for permanent actions γG = 1.35

Partial factor for variable actions γQ = 1.5

Loading details

Self weight

Permanent action SW = w × 9.81 / 1400 = 0.161 kN/m

Permanent action G1 = 9.8 kN/m² × 1.4 m = 13.73 kN/m

Variable action Q1 = 0 kN/m² × 1.4 m = 0 kN/m

Reactions

Permanent Variable
Total (unfactored) Total (factored)
(unfactored) (unfactored)

Left reaction 5.01 kN 0 kN 5.01 kN 6.77 kN

Right reaction 5.01 kN 0 kN 5.01 kN 6.77 kN

Design shear force

Design shear force VEd = 6.77 kN

Design shear resistance Vc,Rd = 158 kN

Utilization VEd / Vc,Rd = 4 % OK

Design bending moment

Design bending moment, major axis MEd = 1.69 kNm

Design resistance for bending Mc,Rd = 45.1 kNm

Bending utilisation MEd / Mc,Rd = 4 % OK

Design resistance for buckling Mb,Rd = 45.1 kNm

Buckling utilisation MEd / Mb,Rd = 4 % OK

Deflection

Variable action deflection limit ΔQ = 3.88 mm

Variable action deflection δQ = 0 mm OK
Total deflection limit ΔG+Q = 7 mm
Total deflection δG+Q = 0 mm OK